4-Month-Old Jaguar Cubs Refuse to Leave Mom's Side During Public Debut

4-Month-Old Jaguar Cubs Refuse to Leave Mom's Side During Public Debut

PlayingHouston Zoo Debuts Baby Jaguars For First Time in Over a Decade

These two adorable jaguar cubs were quite the scaredy cats when they stepped out in public for the first time.

Emma and Fitz — the first jaguars born at the Houston Zoo in 12 years — refused to leave their mom's side as they made their public debut Thursday after four months of bonding with her behind the scenes.

Jaguars are mostly found in South and Central America but their numbers are declining due to habitat loss.

"The Houston Zoo is protecting jaguars in the wild by providing support to conservation partners in Brazil who work with the Brazilian government on saving the forested homes of these beautiful cats," the zoo said.